Chris Kaman on not coming back too soon from his concussion: 'If you ruin your brain, you’re pretty much toast'

Mavericks center Chris Kaman joined BaD Radio 104.1 FM The Ticket on Thursday. Here are some highlights.

On his concussion:

“It’s been progressing a little bit everyday then I tried to
work out a little bit and had a minor setback where I had a really bad headache
so they told me to slow down. Now, I’m trying to do the same thing. I’m staying
in Texas for
the All-Star break. I’m trying to get my workout in and get myself ready to
play when the break comes back. I’ve never had that before. Sometimes you can’t
control everything that. It never really made it into my head. It kind of sucks
because it’s not like any injury where your ankle is hurt well toughen up and
play. This is your brain. If you ruin that, you’re pretty much toast.”

On being patient with the concussion:

“It’s frustrating for me being my first season in Dallas and
wanting to play well and do well for the fans and for myself and whoever else
is watching. It’s just frustrating because I want to beat out there to help my
team win and be part of a team. I’m kind of stuck because can’t practice. I can’t
really shoot much. I’m just on the bike right now so hopefully I can progress to
the court this week.”

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